The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Montgomery, AL: Crime Maps and Statistics

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$200.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for Montgomery, AL

In 2025, crime will cost $2,350 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Montgomery with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Montgomery, AL Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Montgomery's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Montgomery sits in the 9th percentile, ahead of 9% of cities and behind 91%. The grade covers only Montgomery's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Montgomery is 51.07 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 9 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 26 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Montgomery, AL report the most crime, about 2,121 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 344 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Montgomery, AL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Montgomery for 2025 is $200,054,433, about $953 per resident and $2,350 per household. That equals 3.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Montgomery Compared to Other Cities?

Montgomery, AL:	$953
Tuskegee, AL:	$1539
Coker, AL:	$198
Alabama:	$507
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Montgomery is $953 per year, which is $489 more than the national average and $446 more than Alabama's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Montgomery:

In Tuskegee, AL, crime costs $1,539 per person, which is $586 more than in Montgomery.
In Coker, AL, crime costs $198 per person, which is $755 less than in Montgomery

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Montgomery for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Montgomery	Cost per Montgomery Resident
Murder	$88.3 million	$421
Rape/Sexual Assault	$6.33 million	$30
Robbery	$3.41 million	$16
Assault	$33.0 million	$157
Kidnapping	$1.07 million	$5
Vehicle Theft	$14.0 million	$67
Burglary	$8.08 million	$39
Theft	$22.4 million	$107
Arson	$662,107	$3
Vandalism	$13.0 million	$62
Animal Cruelty	$289,337	$1
Drug Crimes	$7.85 million	$37
Identity Theft	$1.64 million	$8
Total Cost of Crime	$200,054,433	$953

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Montgomery, AL

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Montgomery totals $623,819,202 ($2,973 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $823,873,636 ($3,927 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The northeast part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Montgomery has 44, do the same, and of Montgomery's 209,821 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Montgomery Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Montgomery residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.470
Robbery	0.5171
Rape	0.4976
Murder	0.2238
Total Violent Crime	6.709 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	20.65
Vehicle Theft	4.323
Burglary	4.248
Arson	0.1307
Total Property Crime	29.35 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0842
Drug Crimes	5.058
Vandalism	8.671
Identity Theft	1.011
Animal Cruelty	0.1864
Total "Other" Rate	15.01 (D-)

Individual Montgomery Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Montgomery is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Montgomery.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pine Level, AL	C+	C+	C+
Perrys Mill, AL	B+	A+	A
Snowdoun, AL	F	D-	F
Pike Road, AL	B+	A-	A-
Merry, AL	B	A-	B+
Mount Meigs, AL	B-	C+	C+
Hunter, AL	C-	D+	C
Redland, AL	A	A+	A+
Brassell, AL	D-	D+	F
Ware, AL	A+	A+	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Montgomery is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Caguas, PR	D-	D-	D-
Canton, MI	B	B	B
Albany, GA	F	D-	D-
Bellingham, WA	F	D	D
Alafaya, FL	A-	B+	B+
Alameda, CA	D	D-	D-
Asheville, NC	D-	D-	D-
Augusta, GA	C	C-	C-
Baton Rouge, LA	D	D-	D-
Ashburn, VA	A-	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Montgomery is less safe than the Alabama state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Montgomery, AL average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 21% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Montgomery schools on SchoolGrade

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